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THOMAS ILfMclllilLL,` OF LYNGHBURG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF v ANDWILLIAM D. MILLER, OF THE SAME PLAGE.

Letters Patent No. 59,853, elated November 20, 186.6.

SPECIFICATION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I,'THOMAS E. McNEILL,of Lynchburg, in the county ofCampbell, and State of Virginia, 'have invented a new and improved'Cotton Press and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification The nature ofmy invention has for its object the pressing of cotton into bales, andis worked by hydraulic pressure, and consists in making two hydraulicpresses and working them in conjunctiolrwith eachother, or separately,as may be desired,

Various kinds of hydraulic presses have been constructed and used at anenormous expense. By'reason of their complication and liability ofbreaking and getting out of order, serions objections have been urgedagainst them. The simplicity andiutility of my invention overcomethese'objections.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. i l

The figure represents a front elevation ofmy improved cotton press.Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in the figures.l

A represents the foundation on which stands my improved press.

B is a boiler of common construction, and stands in a vertical position,to which is attached asma-ll vertical steam engine, C, which-receivesits steam which is generated in the boiler B.

D is the piston of the engine, which is connected to the lever E, whichhas a bearing at F made'upon the standard post G, which is secured tothe reservoir or pump H. Y

I is a pipe that leads into the cylinder J, which is connected to thepress K by the piston L. The said pump, K, is guided in the posts M M. iY

N is a pipe leading from the cylinder to the cylinder O, which issecured and stands upon the foundation Pf i This cylinder, O, isprovided with a piston, which isy attached to the press Q, which worksup and down upon the rods R R R. R, two of which arenot shown in thedrawings.

S is the top ofthe press secured to the said posts R. These heads ofthis press are provided with grooves in which to' lay the ropes or bandsWhile'the cotton is undergoing the action of the press, and so arrangedthat the bales may be bound while the action of the press is going on. I

T is a pipe leadingtfrom the pumps H to and connects with the pipe N.

m, U 't are valves placed in the pipes N and T, and so placed that acontinuous stream of water is forced into the cylinder O.

"l 4V is astop-cock located in the pipe Ifor the purpose of cutting oifthe water and preventing it from entering thel cylinder J.

Having thus described vmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The cylinder J, pipes I and N in combination with the cylinder O, forthe purposes and substantiallyT as herein shown. v

2.v I claim cylinder J, piston L, in combination With the press orfollower K, substantially as described.

3. I claim a hydraulic press provided with or constructed with twocylinders, so as to operate or act in conjunction With each other, orseparately, when constructed and operated for the purposes andsubstantially as described. l

. THOMAS E. McNEILL.

Witnesses:

S. ANDERSON SMITH, THos. H. Lovn.

